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Mackenzie Tour rallies to take lead after Day One at Aruba Cup

WEST PUNT - Thanks to a 8:22 a.m. Patrick New-
pair of clutch birdies on the comb/Johnny Ruiz (Mack-
18th hole, Team Mackenzie enzie Tour) vs. Hank Leb-
Tour – PGA TOUR Canada ioda/Brian Richey (PGA
took the lead over Team TOUR Latinoamérica)
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica 8:33 a.m. José Toledo/
at the Aruba Cup on Thurs- Jared Wolfe (PGA TOUR
day, leading the matches Latinoamérica) vs. T.J. Vo-
3.5-1.5 after Four-Ball play gel/Rico Hoey (Mackenzie
at Tierra del Sol Resort and Tour)
Golf in Aruba. 8:44 a.m. Robby Shelton/
Jordan Niebrugge (Mack-
After the teams halved the enzie Tour) vs. Rodolfo
first three matches and the Cazaubón/Brady Schnell
Mackenzie Tour scored a (PGA TOUR Latinoamérica)
full point with Johnny Ruiz
and Patrick Newcomb’s 3 Miscellaneous notes:
and 2 win over Tee-k Kelly -Weather: 30 degrees Cel-
and Brian Richey, T.J. Vo- sius, cloudy with showers,
gel birdied the final two winds at 28 km/h.
holes to secure a 1 up win
with Rico Hoey over Ro- Day One Results2017 Aru-
dolfo Cauaubón and Nel- ba Cup:
son Ledesma, building a Vogel’s birdie-birdie finish produces 3.5-1.5 lead after Four-Ball play
two-point lead. Enrique Berardi/PGA TOUR -Team birdie/eagle lead-
luff’s birdie-birdie finish, giv- TOUR Latinoamérica and said Vogel.q ers on Day One:
“It was great to see our guys ing he and Mackenzie Tour the Mackenzie Tour. Shelton/Niebrugge – 7
rally and finish so strongly Player of the Year Kramer Friday foursome matches: birdies, 1 eagle
on the last few holes,” Hickok a half point against With one match left on the 8:00 a.m. Max Rottluff/ Fraustro/Schnell – 8 birdies
Kramer Hickok (Macken- Wolfe/Rodríguez – 6 birdies
zie Tour) vs. Oscar Fraus- Wright/McCoy – 6 birdies
tro/Nelson Ledesma (PGA Lebioda/Tolédo – 6 birdies
TOUR Latinoamérica) Rottluff/Hickok – 6 birdies
8:11 a.m. Tee-k Kelly/José Newcomb/Ruiz – 6 birdies
de Jesús Rodríguez (PGA Vogel/Hoey – 5 birdies
TOUR Latinoamérica) vs. Cazaubón/Ledesma – 2
Lee McCoy/Chase Wright birdies, 1 eagle
(Mackenzie Tour) Kelly/Richey – 3 birdies

said Mackenzie Tour cap- Hank Lebioda and José course, it was Vogel’s time
tain Ben Silverman. “The Toledo. Shortly thereafter, to shine, with the former
guys came into the day Ruiz and Newcomb closed USC and University of
with a great attitude and out their win over Kelly and Florida standout record-
had a lot of fun out there. Richey to give the Mack- ing a two-putt birdie at
We know that PGA TOUR enzie Tour the lead. the par-5 17th to square
Latinoamérica is going to “We ham-and-egged it the match, then stuffing
come back strong tomor- really well. We were back- an 8-iron from 129 yards
row, but I’m very happy and-forth, and every time to three feet at the closing
with our start today.” I birdied a hole for a tie, hole to make birdie and
Early on, it looked as Johnny would step up and earn a 1 up win
though the two teams make a putt. He made “I had probably the best
would be evenly matched, a couple of bombs to- look at the green, and I
with each Tour leading in day, and we just kept the knew if I put a good swing
two matches as the teams rhythm going,” said New- on it I was gonna have a
headed to the back nine. comb, who holds the dis- chance. Fortunately it was
But the momentum turned tinction of being the only the perfect club, and I was
thanks in part to Max Rott- player to win on both PGA able to hit it to three feet,”